Combination clothes-line and clothes-pin construction.



1. E. HEASLEY. COMBINATION CLOTHES LINE AND-CLOTHES PIN CONSTRUCTION.APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 19l5- 1,211,-312. 7 N v m mmy. 2,1917.-

TED "S ATET onnro L JOSEPH E. HEASLEY, or

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nation wire clothes line and clothes pin, andhas forits object toprovide a device of this character which embodies novel features of fromthe clothes line.

construction whereby the clothes pins may be applied to the clothes lineat convenient points in the length thereof and caused to engage anddisengage the clothes without the necessity of removingthe clothes pinsFurther objects of the invention are to provide a device of thischaracter which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction, which will enable clothes to be suspended from the clothesline or removed therefrom without the inconvenience of attaching anddetaching a large number of clothes pins which must ordinarily besupplied oneat a time when hanging the clothes and collected one at atime when removing the clothes from the line, which will enable theclothes to be suspended without danger of being torn or injured, andwhich will result, in. the saving of much time in handling the clothes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements ofthe parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is tobe had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of a clothes line constructed in accordance with theinvention, showing the manner of applying the clothes pins thereto, andthe manner of applying the clothes to the clothes pins. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional .view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated Specification of Letters latent.

, freely from the eyes.

mall the views of the drawing by the same reference characters. 4 O

- Specifically describing the present embodiment'of the invention, thenumeral 1 designates a clothes line which is preferably formed of wire,

convenient intervals in the length thereof with eyes 2. These eyes maybe formed in any suitable manner, although theyare-preferablyconstructed by making small coils in the wire.

A special connection with the clothes line and is conand which isprovided at clothes pin 3 is employed in- I .Patented Jan. 2, 1917. sApplication filed June 11,1915. Serial no. 34,594. 1 Y

structed in such a manner that it can be 'qulckly applied to anyselected one of the j eyes 2 in such a manneras to be suspendedtherefrom. The clothes .pin 3 is formed from a length of spring wirewhich is bent into a .substantially U-shaped formation, the two arms ofthe clothes-pin'being deflected inwardly at intermediate points lengthto provide opposed jaws 3 between which the clothes are adapted to begripped in their and the free ends of the arms being-deflected 3 toprovide a flared mouth outwardly at When the clothes leading to the jaws3; pins 3 are applied to the 1, the jaws 3 can be readily swungapart anamount suflicient to admit of the eyes passing into the looped upper endof the clothes pin so that the clothes pins will hang The clothes pins 3can thus be applied to the clothes line 1 at suitable intervals, clothesfrom the line it is merely "necessary sto draw portions thereof forciblybetween the jaws 3 of the clothes pins. the necessity of carrying anumber of clothes pins in the hand and supplying them one at the time asneeded when hanging the clothes,

eyes 2 of the lineand in order to suspend- This avoids and also OIcollecting the clothes pins when I the clothes .line

mouths of the pins and drawn forcibly between the spring jaws thereof,while in order to remove the clothes it is merely necessary to forciblydisengage them from the 5 jaws of the clothes pins.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure ters Patent; is As a new article of manufacture, the here- 1 indescribed wire clothes line formed ofa by I Letsingle strand of wirewhich is provided at periodic intervals with spiral coils providingsuspending eyes, any selected ones of the suspending eyes being adaptedto interlock with and support clothes pins.

In testimonywhereof I afix my signature i G. TussnrQ H. Y. ROWAN.

